Differences by sexual orientation in expectations about future long-term care needs among adults 40 to 65 years old

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2359-2365

  Henning Smith, Carrie ^a   Gonzales, Gilbert ^a   Shippee, Tetyana P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84943755044     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302781     Document Type: Article

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